95
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$58K
Property damage
Hail in Scioto County, Ohio: 95 recorded events between 1968 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 3. That places the county #1,497 nationally and #40 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Scioto County, Ohio: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Scioto County is the 2010s, when 41 of the county's 95 recorded events were logged. Comparing decades is useful for spotting active periods, but the earliest years are thin because systematic reporting for this hazard began later.
Within the Scioto County archive, hail makes up 17.7% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,497 for this hazard and #40 within Ohio, putting it in the 51.8 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for hail in Scioto County with 22 recorded events, while Jan is the quietest. Seasonality here is a property of the archive as much as the climate: reports cluster where population and spotter networks are densest.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 2025 | GENNETTS | 1.5 | $3K |
| Apr 9, 2020 | MADISON | 1.75 | $0 |
| Apr 9, 2020 | MINFORD | 1.25 | $0 |
| Aug 11, 2018 | PORTSMOUTH | 0.75 | $0 |
| May 20, 2017 | CAMP OYO | 0.88 | $0 |
| Sep 29, 2016 | POND RUN | 0.88 | $0 |
| Jun 16, 2016 | WHEELERSBURG | 0.75 | $0 |
| Apr 26, 2016 | RARDEN | 1 | $0 |
| Oct 7, 2014 | PORTSMOUTH | 0.75 | $0 |
| Jul 28, 2014 | BUENA VISTA | 0.75 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Scioto County
- Thunderstorm Wind 280
- Flash Flood 74
- Flood 67
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
An isolated severe thunderstorm developed in south central Ohio during the very early morning hours of March 21st. The storm dropped dime size hail 4 miles northeast of Ripley, at Seaman, and in northwest Scioto County. In northwest Scioto County, dime size hail was reported to have covered the ground.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Scioto County, Ohio?
95 hail events are recorded in Scioto County between 1968 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Scioto County?
The strongest hail on record in Scioto County measured 3.
Where does the hail data for Scioto County come from?
All events come from the NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database, the federal public-domain archive of severe weather reports. Dates are UTC, damage is as reported and not inflation-adjusted, and the most recent entries may still be revised.
Cite this page
“Hail in Scioto County, Ohio.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/ohio/scioto-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.